2023 church statistics

210 sourced church and ministry statistics dated 2023, each linked to its original study.

2023

• Activities Hispanic churches ran for children last year Lifeway Research
• Activities Hispanic churches ran for students last year Lifeway Research
• Adults who say they have deconstructed the faith of their youth Barna Group
• Age makeup of the average women's ministry Lifeway Research
• America's faith tribes as a share of the adult population Barna Group
• American adults' views on faith and church Barna Group
• Americans by level of evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• Americans rating the honesty and ethical standards of professions high or very high Lifeway Research
• Americans who believe supernatural beings and psychics exist Lifeway Research
• Americans who call their life exciting, by social class Lifeway Research
• Americans who identify as Christian over time (Gallup) Lifeway Research
• Americans who rarely or never attend worship services Lifeway Research
• Americans who rate clergy high or very high in honesty and ethics Lifeway Research
• Americans who say they belong to a church or house of worship Lifeway Research
• Americans who trust a pastor's opinion on global poverty Barna Group
• Americans who use the Bible at least occasionally during the year, by generation Lifeway Research
• Americans who use the Bible three or more times a year Lifeway Research
• Americans with a favorable view of denominational groups' churches Lifeway Research
• Americans' views of the country's systems Lifeway Research
• Approaches U.S. adults see as most effective for addressing porn use Barna Group
• Areas where women's ministry leaders say they need training Lifeway Research
• Assumed reasons people do not report sexual harassment Barna Group
• Attenders completely satisfied with their church, house vs. conventional Barna Group
• Average church income in dollars per year Lifeway Research
• Average weekly small group attendance in Southern Baptist ministries Lifeway Research
• Awareness of spiritual gifts by region Barna Group
• Believe willpower alone can overcome porn addiction Barna Group
• Benefits women report from women's ministry Lifeway Research
• Biblical reasons Americans say Jesus came to earth Lifeway Research
• Christians on how much America does to solve the world's problems Lifeway Research
• Christians who believe it is a sin to loan money in a way that harms the borrower financially Lifeway Research
• Christians who say donating money to their church is very important Barna Group
• Christians who say their church provides cross-generational interaction Barna Group
• Christmas activities churchgoers say they greatly enjoy Lifeway Research
• Christmas events Protestant churches plan to offer Lifeway Research
• Church attendees whose leaders encourage them to serve in the community Lifeway Research
• Church cash giving, first three quarters of 2023 versus 2022 Lifeway Research
• Church fiscal year starts in January Lifeway Research
• Church giving in 2023 compared to 2022 receipts Lifeway Research
• Church giving in 2023 compared to budget Lifeway Research
• Church leader support for adoption and foster care Lifeway Research
• Churches associated with the Southern Baptist Convention Lifeway Research
• Churches that have experienced embezzlement Lifeway Research
• Churches that retained all new commitments to Christ Lifeway Research
• Churches with some type of security measure in place when they gather for worship Lifeway Research
• Churches' expectation for December 2023 total revenue compared to 2022 Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who have not watched a livestream instead of attending in person in the past year Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say experiencing God in person with others is very important Barna Group
• Churchgoers who say their church needs to become more ethnically diverse Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say tithing is a biblical command that still applies today Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who volunteered for a charity in the previous year Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who want to serve their community hoping to share the gospel Lifeway Research
• Community setting of Southern Baptist churches Lifeway Research
• Confidence in the church compared with other institutions Lifeway Research
• Confidence in the church or organized religion Lifeway Research
• Confidence in the church or organized religion, by age Lifeway Research
• Congregation members who volunteer regularly Lifeway Research
• Congregations pleased with the direction of the SBC Lifeway Research
• Current worship attendance compared to before the pandemic Lifeway Research
• Employed Christians who see how their work serves God Barna Group
• Evangelicals as a share of the U.S. adult population Barna Group
• Evangelicals who agree with incorrect theological statements Lifeway Research
• Factors pastors say help youth stay involved in church Lifeway Research
• Favored forms of self-care among spiritual Americans Barna Group
• Female churchgoers who agree with positive statements about their church Lifeway Research
• Foster care and adoption within churchgoers' congregations in the last year Lifeway Research
• Gen Z identifying as religiously unaffiliated, by age and gender Barna Group
• Gen Z who feel their parents or guardians understand them Barna Group
• Gen Z who say right and wrong depends on what an individual believes Barna Group
• Gen Z's top goal for themselves: to be happy Barna Group
• Generation of Hispanic Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Have ever been on a short-term mission trip Barna Group
• Health habits pastors find challenging Lifeway Research
• Health indicators of Hispanic congregations Lifeway Research
• High need for closure, by faith group Barna Group
• How Americans describe their life overall Lifeway Research
• How Americans who never attend religious services describe their life Lifeway Research
• How Christians say unreached people should be reached with the gospel Barna Group
• How U.S. adults attend religious services Lifeway Research
• How U.S. adults feel about AI Barna Group
• How U.S. adults most often pray Barna Group
• How churches conduct worship services Lifeway Research
• How closely U.S. Christians followed the Israel-Hamas war Lifeway Research
• How closely practicing Christians' churches follow a liturgical calendar Barna Group
• How equipped Protestant pastors feel to help congregants dealing with trauma Barna Group
• How important religion is in Americans' lives Lifeway Research
• How movers searched for a new church Lifeway Research
• How much of their income churchgoers give to their church Lifeway Research
• How non-Christian Millennials view the Bible Barna Group
• How often Protestant churchgoers spend intentional time alone with God Lifeway Research
• How often clergy think about leaving pastoral ministry Lifeway Research
• How often someone must attend to count as a regular churchgoer Lifeway Research
• How pastors view developing a leadership pipeline Barna Group
• How well Americans say they could retell the biblical Christmas story Lifeway Research
• How young adults describe the Bible Barna Group
• Importance of Cooperative Program objectives to Southern Baptist congregations Lifeway Research
• Information Millennials are comfortable sharing with a church Barna Group
• Know God exists and have no doubts, by political party Lifeway Research
• LGBTQ+ identification by generation Lifeway Research
• Life goals Gen Z say they want to prioritize Barna Group
• Major spiritual challenges for Christian parents Barna Group
• Mental challenges pastors say they face Lifeway Research
• Ministry parents say matters most if a church can focus on only a couple of programs Barna Group
• Ministry spouses satisfied with their marriage Lifeway Research
• Most helpful things on a church website Lifeway Research
• Most-liked holidays among Americans Lifeway Research
• Nature of sexual harassment experienced, witnessed or known Barna Group
• Non-Christian Millennials who have never read the Bible Barna Group
• Non-Christian reactions to Scripture posted on social media Barna Group
• Occasions when watching a livestream is a valid replacement for attending in person Lifeway Research
• Older adults with a close relationship with someone from a younger generation Barna Group
• Outreach activities in the past year at Hispanic Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Pastors considering leaving their jobs Barna Group
• Pastors on the current economy's impact on their church Lifeway Research
• Pastors who believe Christians must sacrificially care for refugees and foreigners Lifeway Research
• Pastors who feel very confident about their preaching Barna Group
• Pastors who name preaching and teaching as their favorite part of the job Barna Group
• Pastors who say churches aren't training the next generation of leaders Barna Group
• Pastors who say their marriage needs attention Lifeway Research
• Pastors who seriously considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year Barna Group
• Pastors who speak about tithing or giving at least monthly Barna Group
• Pastors who strongly agree they prioritize their self-care Barna Group
• Political and social stances of evangelicals Barna Group
• Practicing Christians' familiarity with Christian liturgy Barna Group
• Primary obstacles to people's spiritual engagement, per church leaders Barna Group
• Protestant churches holding in-person worship services Lifeway Research
• Protestant churchgoers who give 10% or more of income to their church Lifeway Research
• Protestant pastors in favor of same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• Protestant pastors who felt lonely frequently or sometimes in the past year Barna Group
• Public figures viewed very favorably by American adults Barna Group
• Racial reconciliation activities pastors engaged in over the past three months Lifeway Research
• Reasons church switchers left their previous church Lifeway Research
• Reasons churchgoers watch another church's services Lifeway Research
• Reasons churchgoers would miss weekly worship at least once a year Lifeway Research
• Reasons young adults give for dropping out of church Lifeway Research
• Reasons young adults stayed in church Lifeway Research
• Regular offerings at Hispanic Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• Relative decline in weekly attendance since 2000-03 Leader Insights
• Religious identity across 26 countries Lifeway Research
• Religious identity of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults Public Religion Research Institute
• Religious identity of U.S. adults Lifeway Research
• Retention rate of those raised in each religious tradition Lifeway Research
• Roles church livestreaming plays in churchgoers' walks with God Lifeway Research
• Say "I don't trust it" about AI Barna Group
• Say their church has no program to help people struggling with porn Barna Group
• Security measures churches have in place when they gather for worship Lifeway Research
• Services unchurched adults expect churches to provide Barna Group
• Share of U.S. adults who have ever seen a counselor Barna Group
• Share of worship attendees involved in a small group or Sunday School Lifeway Research
• Share of worship attendees involved in small groups, by church Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist churches by average weekly worship attendance Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist congregations reporting at least one item to the ACP Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist congregations with a positive view of the Cooperative Program Lifeway Research
• Southern Baptist congregations with abuse prevention practices Lifeway Research
• States with the most total Southern Baptist baptisms Lifeway Research
• Strongest influences on how Christians learned to resolve conflict Barna Group
• Supernatural practices among Spiritually Curious adults Barna Group
• Teens still attending church regularly, by age Lifeway Research
• Teens who share their parents' religious views Lifeway Research
• Top career goals of Gen Z Barna Group
• Top challenges facing the nation named by Americans Barna Group
• Top frustrations with Bible reading Lifeway Research
• Total baptisms in Southern Baptist-affiliated congregations Lifeway Research
• Total membership of Southern Baptist-affiliated congregations Lifeway Research
• Trust AI to be objective and accurate Barna Group
• Trust an AI tool's answer about Christian teachings Barna Group
• Trust in professions for honesty and ethics Lifeway Research
• Typical worship attendance size of Protestant churches Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults identifying as LGBTQ+ over time Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults who have prayed in the past three months Barna Group
• U.S. adults who use AI weekly or daily Barna Group
• Value of a women's ministry according to women at churches with women's activities Lifeway Research
• Want Christians to take a more active role in caring for creation Barna Group
• Ways Millennials engage with the Bible Barna Group
• What Americans believe about Jesus and God Lifeway Research
• What U.S. Christians say Christians should support in the Israel-Hamas war Lifeway Research
• What U.S. adults who pray most often pray about Barna Group
• What active Millennial churchgoers report versus those who dropped out Barna Group
• What churchgoers do during time alone with God Lifeway Research
• What churchgoers would read during time alone with God Lifeway Research
• What hinders Hispanic churchgoers from participating more regularly Lifeway Research
• What motivates Christians classified as Givers Barna Group
• What motivates Christians classified as Keepers Barna Group
• What parents say is extremely or very important for their children as adults Lifeway Research
• What people look for in their spiritual beliefs Barna Group
• What prompted adults to begin counseling Barna Group
• What respondents say working Christians should do on the job Barna Group
• Where Christians say they most often experience unity Barna Group
• Where Protestant churchgoers attend, by congregation size Barna Group
• Where Southern Baptist churches are located by region Lifeway Research
• Where churchgoers say tithe money can be given Lifeway Research
• Where women's ministry leaders get their training Lifeway Research
• Where young people have experienced sacred moments Springtide Research Institute
• Who is involved in creating the church budget Lifeway Research
• Why Hispanic churches reached youth and young adults Lifeway Research
• Why Millennials say church is not important Barna Group
• Women who say they consume pornography Barna Group
• Women's ministries well designed to meet needs of each age group Lifeway Research
• Words non-Christian Millennials choose to describe the Bible Barna Group
• Young people attending church at least once a month Springtide Research Institute
• Young people connected to a spiritual or religious community, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people flourishing a lot in mental and emotional well-being Springtide Research Institute
• Young people flourishing in their religious or spiritual life, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people moderately or highly connected to a higher power, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who consider themselves religious, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who consider themselves spiritual, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who do not believe in a higher power, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who say they have been harmed by religion in the past Springtide Research Institute
• Young people's reasons for distance from religious institutions Springtide Research Institute
• Young religious attenders who feel left out all the time Springtide Research Institute